Vodafone subscribers looking for another smartphone that isn’t powered by Google’s Android OS should be quite happy to take in that Vodafone UK is now offering the HTC HD Mini which is powered by Windows Mobile 6.5, something that is rarely seen nowadays. You’ll be able to pick up the phone for free whether you agree to a £25/month 2-year contract that includes unlimited texts, 300 minutes a month and 500MB worth of notes. Specifications of the HTC HD Mini include:

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Apparently Palm isn’t the only one who is trying to ramp up app development for its mobile application store, as word is going around that Google is actively trying to attract iPhone app developers to develop apps for the Android platform. It seems that a representative from the Android Advocacy Group contacted Texts From Last Night’s creator to set up a relationship, as well as ship a free Nexus One phone, regardless of whether he picked up the project or not. that is quite a contrasting move, as Apple rejected the Texts From Last Night app from its App Store before that. There isn’t any indication of how widespread that campaign is, but whether you’re a developer and whether you’re offered a free phone, would you take it?

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Apple has announced that three of the suppliers who help construct the iPhone, iPod, and Mac computers have been hiring 15-year-old workers in countries where the minimum work age is 16. The workers were no longer employed at the duration of the audit.

If you are in the market for a new iPod speaker system, one that allows the music to be played without actually docking it might be appealing. MercuryNews has tested the Sonos ZonePlayer S5 speaker system and in the end found that set up can be difficult and the thing is very expensive.

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On Thursday, T-Mobile USA announced that they will enable free worldly calls to and from Haiti through January 31, 2010. that is part of the carrier’s effort to supply relief and help to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Find more details in the press release.

Additionally, for T-Mobile customers interested in donating $10 to the Red Cross, simply text “HAITI” to “90999″. The donation will be charged to the T-Mobile phone bill, 100% goes to the Red Cross, there is no fee and the texts will not be charged. By texting “YELE” to 501501, the carrier’s customers can support the Haitian-born musician Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti fund.

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Lenovo jumps aboard the Android bandwagon with its latest device – the Lenovo Lephone. As you can see, that handset takes on a clamshell design factor with its snap-on keyboard accessory, albeit in an elongated manner where you get a really stunning 3.7″ 800 x 480 resolution touchscreen display which ought to build surfing the World Wide Web a joy, although you might want to zoom in more often than not when it comes to reading lengthy texts with it. As for speed, fret not – the Lephone is a speed demon with a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor running underneath the hood, alongside two cameras in the standard setup – one in front and a 3-megapixel one behind. Other features that are expected from a smartphone includes A-GPS support, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Would you purchase the keyboard accessory? We’d recommend it whether you’re a text heavy user who wants to have a cool phone at the same date, otherwise get a BlackBerry whether texting’s your main gig. Out in China later that year, we have no word on its pricing details or whether it will hit other markets or not.

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Time has offered up its top ten gadgets for 2009 and has chosen the DROID ahead of the iPhone. The DROID took the top spot while the iPhone 3GS was number four.

VeriFone has unveiled its own credit card processing hardware and software for the iPhone. The system is called PAYware Mobile. It lets users swipe credit cards at the point of sale and there is an activation fee of $49 and a monthly fee of $15 along with a 17 cent fee per transaction.

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Now here’s a rather novel way to market a mobile network. giffgaff, the people-powered mobile network will be launching on the 25th of November, and users who go out of their way to promote the service will be rewarded with free calls, texts and mobile broadband. Users will be able to hire “tools” to take out and introduce the world to the giffgaff sort. Check out the official giffgaff website.

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It looks like Twitter has taken another small step towards world domination. Now Vodafone has extended its Twitter options in the UK by introducing a new service that will allow Twitter users to retweet messages via SMS. Customers will be able to send “RT twitter username” to 86444. The texts will be charged at the standard network rate, so form certain you don’t get overboard with your Twitter addiction, or you might be facing a rather hefty bill.

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